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arguable

/ˈɑːɡjuːəbəl/AHRG-yoo-uh-buhl
/ˈɑɹɡjuəbəl/AHRG-yoo-uh-buhl

Meaningable to be argued

Common meaning: able to be argued (inferred)

Journey through time

  1. Proto-Indo-European*arg-‘shine’source
  2. Latinarguō‘to make clear, prove’
  3. Old Frencharguersource
  4. Englishargue‘to give reasons’
  5. Englishformed in English from arguearguable‘able to be argued (inferred)’ · today

Sources & notes

Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: able to be argued. It can be inferred from any of: argue.

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from argue + -able (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).

Roots

  • arguō Latin “to make clear, prove”

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